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Correlational study of the Chinese version of the executive interview (C‐EXIT25) to other cognitive measures in a psychogeriatric population in Hong Kong Chinese
Author(s) -
Chan Sau Man Sandra,
Chiu Fung Kum Helen,
Lam Chiu Wa Linda
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.1521
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , dementia , psychology , clinical dementia rating , population , wisconsin card sorting test , rating scale , test (biology) , cognition , internal consistency , gerontology , chinese population , executive functions , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychometrics , cognitive impairment , medicine , developmental psychology , neuropsychology , biochemistry , chemistry , disease , environmental health , pathology , genotype , biology , gene , paleontology
Objectives This study is designed to pilot test the feasibility and correlational properties of the adapted Chinese version of Executive Interview (C‐EXIT25) to other cognitive measures in a psychogeriatric population in Hong Kong Chinese. Method Eighty‐five community dwelling elders from different levels of residential care facilities were assessed with C‐EXIT25, Cantonese version of Mini‐Mental State Examination (C‐MMSE), Chinese version of Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (CDRS) and Nelson's Modified Card Sorting Test (MCST). Results The C‐EXIT25 has high internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.7995) and inter‐rater reliability ( r = 0.91). The C‐EXIT25 has superior correlational property to performance indices of MCST than the C‐MMSE and CDRS, after adjusting for age, gender and educational level. It also discriminates among subjects at different stages on Clinical Dementia Rating. Conclusions The C‐EXIT25 is a potentially feasible and valid bedside tool for assessment of executive cognitive functions in the psychogeriatric population in Hong Kong Chinese. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.